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Block Bloat Apps (non-root)

Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.

Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
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somboons said:
Block or hidden ? I have used sice 1-2 weeks.
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The program use PM command to operate I think freeze or uninstall need root permission.If I wrong Please tell me .
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I used this before seeing this post. It works without root and is very simple to do.

I've been using this on my G3 but didn't even think about it for the G4. Hid all the usual stuff including stuff that could'nt be disabled.

keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!

It just hides it doesnt really do anything without root

officerdoofy said:
How do you stop that stupid AT&T sync messages and backup crap from popping up????? I can't believe they had the balls to put that intrusive crap on the phone!
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You can block it with this program.

Is this any different than disabling them through Android without any special apps?

I was not able to disable some of the bloatware apps from AT&T through Android. With this program I could disable anything I wanted to.

You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.

catzilla said:
You can disable anything you want to without using any program. Settings -> Apps -> All apps
And you can disable stuff there. Including Facebook and Twitter, which you can't disable through launcher.
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Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..

Swizzle82 said:
Yes, but some apps don't allow disabling. Even under all apps..
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Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.

catzilla said:
Which apps specifically? I disabled all the garbage without using any special app.
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Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.

raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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Hmm you are correct, I cannot remove AT&T Support.

raitchison said:
Quite a few actually, My T-Mobile for one, the stupid Lookout "Security" app for another, several LG "helper" apps (I can't list since I don't have my wife's G4 in front of me) but I found that more than half the T-Mobile & LG bloatware I wanted to disable I wasn't able to, at least 8 apps I was stuck with.
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I was able to disable Lookout without Debloater but not My T-Mobile - Debloater took care of that one!

keeper22 said:
Disclamer : I have not done any of this work, I just found it searching online. If you block the wrong apps you CAN mess up your phone.
I was able to block any/all apps I wanted including all AT&T bloat apps, My model is AT&T LG-H810
I grab the drivers from here.
Then install this app. From there it is easy to follow the instructions from that thread.
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Which drivers did you use? 815's? I don't see ATT 810 listed there. Thanks.
EDIT: Nevermind, after a few tries the G4 propmted me to load drivers onto computer. Just had to say yes.

I tend to use mainly Googles apps as opposed to LG's apps. The main culprits like my-t mobile are gone, but I dont use googles movies, games or LG's music and smart card. I have half the apps I started out with. The only LG Apps I like are the clock and camera. I cant wait till we get root at the very least, then use titanium backup and uninstall all of the bloat for good.

Alright ran this tool disabled LG keyboard and the. Updated to 11B. Now wanting to test the keyboard on latest Verizon update and the keyboard shows in settings but is greyed out. Used the tool and unchecked keyboard but it will not let me turn it on.... Greyed out... Anyone have a solution or the LG keyboard apk

Samsung push on LGV20?

I decided today to remove more stuff from my V20. I found out that it has samsung push services installed.
What would be affected if I remove it?

Samsung push would be effected.

Samsung gear watch maybe?
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As stated, you either have a Samsung device you've tried connecting to it or it's an app that came over from a previous device by way of a backup and restore service such as you Google account. Samsung Push is not something pre-installed on your LG device.

@TempezT would you like to create a list of apps you have disabled or removed? A debloat list of sorts. T-Mo H918 here.

CHH2 said:
As stated, you either have a Samsung device you've tried connecting to it or it's an app that came over from a previous device by way of a backup and restore service such as you Google account. Samsung Push is not something pre-installed on your LG device.
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Thank you for clarify that out.

dfogelstrom said:
@TempezT would you like to create a list of apps you have disabled or removed? A debloat list of sorts. T-Mo H918 here.
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I disable the following:
T mobile ID
Android pay
Cloud print
Drive
Google play music
Google play MOVIES AND TV
Hang outs
In apps
Lookout
Removed
T mobile TV
Penup
And some other apps I don't remember right now. As mention by CHH, some apps came from my N7 so I don't know which ones came stock on my V20.

TempezT said:
I disable the following:
T mobile ID
Android pay
Cloud print
Drive
Google play music
Google play MOVIES AND TV
Hang outs
In apps
Lookout
Removed
T mobile TV
Penup
And some other apps I don't remember right now. As mention by CHH, some apps came from my N7 so I don't know which ones came stock on my V20.
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Cool man, we should keep a list updated on all safe apps as we disable them. Some are not as safe as these, but I'm not sure which ones are and aren't lol

Amazon apps won't install?

I generally despise the Amazon app store, but I caught a few free apps there that I didn't want to pay for on Google. Had 'em all on my Note 4, but absolutely nothing from Amazon will install on the V20.
I've cleared cache/data, restarted, I don't have any Amazon pre-installed bloat disabled, I'm on Verizon so I'm not rooted or anything, I switched to the stock launcher... I haven't done a factory reset, but I've tried everything short of that I could think of and nothing is working... It'll download apps but stay stuck at "Installing..." forever.
I called Amazon customer service and they were worthless, they had me try everything I'd already tried then washed their hands of me and told me to contact LG...
Anybody else seen this problem or know of a fix?

ZachJohnson said:
I generally despise the Amazon app store, but I caught a few free apps there that I didn't want to pay for on Google. Had 'em all on my Note 4, but absolutely nothing from Amazon will install on the V20.
I've cleared cache/data, restarted, I don't have any Amazon pre-installed bloat disabled, I'm on Verizon so I'm not rooted or anything, I switched to the stock launcher... I haven't done a factory reset, but I've tried everything short of that I could think of and nothing is working... It'll download apps but stay stuck at "Installing..." forever.
I called Amazon customer service and they were worthless, they had me try everything I'd already tried then washed their hands of me and told me to contact LG...
Anybody else seen this problem or know of a fix?
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Installed without any problem.

ZachJohnson said:
I generally despise the Amazon app store, but I caught a few free apps there that I didn't want to pay for on Google. Had 'em all on my Note 4, but absolutely nothing from Amazon will install on the V20.
I've cleared cache/data, restarted, I don't have any Amazon pre-installed bloat disabled, I'm on Verizon so I'm not rooted or anything, I switched to the stock launcher... I haven't done a factory reset, but I've tried everything short of that I could think of and nothing is working... It'll download apps but stay stuck at "Installing..." forever.
I called Amazon customer service and they were worthless, they had me try everything I'd already tried then washed their hands of me and told me to contact LG...
Anybody else seen this problem or know of a fix?
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More than likely it's a compatibility issue w/Android 7.0+>,hard to say for sure,not knowing which exact apps you're trying to install.
Typically,Amazon versions of apps are slow to be updated as it is,so,you have a couple of things to look at.

My amazon underground app took a few tries. Pretty sure at one point it was struck on installing and I just backed out of it and it was finished even though it acted like it wasn't.
I have Amazon underground (shopping app) word twist (game) and Amazon music but that's all from Amazon I think.

It's not that the apps themselves won't work, it's that Amazon won't actually install them. In particular I was trying to install Plex, but I've tried a good dozen or so. General stuff, like Yahoo mail and Spotify - everything hangs at installing.
I think something must be hosed with my Amazon app, I just don't know what...

ZachJohnson said:
It's not that the apps themselves won't work, it's that Amazon won't actually install them. In particular I was trying to install Plex, but I've tried a good dozen or so. General stuff, like Yahoo mail and Spotify - everything hangs at installing.
I think something must be hosed with my Amazon app, I just don't know what...
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I just installed PLEX w/no issues,T-Mobile version (H918).
Do you have the UNKNOWN SOURCES enabled in Settings > Security?
I'd check the app permissions,make sure they're enabled.
Also clear the store app cache/force stop & try again.
If that fails,delete all the store app data,sign-in anew & try yet again.
If none of that works,perhaps try an older version of the Amazon Appstore .apk:
http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/amazon-mobile-llc/appstore/

Huh, I'll be... I don't know what happened with this, but I managed to get Plex installed just now...
I was poking around in my file manager and the Android/data/com.amazon.mShop.android folder had an apk in it, "update-154-1479665130487.apk" - turns out that was Plex. It wouldn't install from there because of a media scan. I moved it to my SD card and it installed straight away.
So yay, resolved-ish. Thanks for your input everybody!

I couldn't get video to download. Same issue stuck on installing. Finally just downloaded an apk and called it good

It took two tries to download Amazon video. It got stuck at the download part after I went through all those steps Google make you go through to keep people from using Amazon apps. But worth the effort since you can download certain movies and series with your Prime membership. Saved me on a United flight that surprised many by charging just to watch TV!! I don't think one person paid for it. I also have a YouTube Red subscription but hadn't gotten around to reloading all the content onto my new 256 GB Samsung Plus sd card.

Delete Bloat?

So, since we don't have root, any ideas on how to delete bloat?
Granted the G6 isn't TOO terrible, I've definitely seen worse. There are still a handful of apps I wouldn't mind purging.
(Seriously, Facebook pre-installed? Lolz)
Any clue? Any tip? There's only so much I can disable.

SolarisSixth said:
So, since we don't have root, any ideas on how to delete bloat?
Granted the G6 isn't TOO terrible, I've definitely seen worse. There are still a handful of apps I wouldn't mind purging.
(Seriously, Facebook pre-installed? Lolz)
Any clue? Any tip? There's only so much I can disable.
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Just got my G6 & am in the same boat. So used to Titanium Backup to de-bloat. For now I think we are stuck disabling what we can & hope root comes soon.

On my H870DS, facebook, instagram and that sort of BS was uninstallable. I got rid of them the minute I switched on the G6.

SolarisSixth said:
So, since we don't have root, any ideas on how to delete bloat?
Granted the G6 isn't TOO terrible, I've definitely seen worse. There are still a handful of apps I wouldn't mind purging.
(Seriously, Facebook pre-installed? Lolz)
Any clue? Any tip? There's only so much I can disable.
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no root no debloat..

Only got LG bloat. Still want rid

Just disable what you can for now not much else to do :/

You can disable almost everything after use a command trough adb and few other passages with This app, tested my self, in this way i had the possibility to disable QMemo+.

I have a new vs988 on the way, will try to install that Disabler right away ☺

The app Killua96 pointed to seems to work fine on my G6 VS988. I followed the instructions for a non-rooted phone. A few clarifications:
-Don't bother setting up accounts or anything other than for getting your phone on the network and then running Play Store to download the app. In my case I ended up doing a factory reset, then DL'd the app.
-After the app is installed, follow the instructions to delete accounts -- you should only see the Google account listed (you have to give it your Google credentials when you run Play Store for the app)
-Go into Settings - Applications and disable GMail. When you entered Google credentials for Play Store it automatically shoves them into GMail. The fastboot command you run from your PC will error out if GMail is running, since it will see an existing account on the phone.
-Follow the app instructions, installing the minimal ADB/fastboot, running the couple of commands from your PC.
-When done, restart your phone, re-enable GMail, add whatever accounts you want.
I've used the app to disable a bunch of bloat (duplicate SMS apps, some VZW stuff I don't use, LG Health,...)

Be aware that if you have the Verizon VS988, it has DT Ignite hidden in the system apps. Fortunately, you can disable it.

Killua96 said:
You can disable almost everything after use a command trough adb and few other passages with This app, tested my self, in this way i had the possibility to disable QMemo+.
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I'll definitely check it out, but I'm a little concerned with giving device owner permission to some 3rf party app.
Are there instructions to change the owner back to default?

SolarisSixth said:
I'll definitely check it out, but I'm a little concerned with giving device owner permission to some 3rf party app.
Are there instructions to change the owner back to default?
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You can always uninstall it

I have the unlocked G6 that I bought here in the Netherlands. I am not so bothered by the LG apps, as some of it were usable, but It's annoying that apps like evernote, Google duo, sheets and slides can be removed.

You forgot to mention the ubiquitous Fookface crap that I personally have never used nor ever will use.
And ofc Chrome.
And Hangouts.
Hmm I could be here a long time.....

Killua96 said:
You can disable almost everything after use a command trough adb and few other passages with This app, tested my self, in this way i had the possibility to disable QMemo+.
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This worked great. Thanks for sharing.
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Capture+ - can it be ported to anither phone?

Hey all, had to move to a Note 8 for work requirements (Knox) and I'm missing my v20.
More specifically, I'd really like to get capture+ back. Have tried a few apps in the play store but nothing can compete.
I still have my V20, is there any way to package up and port the capture+ app over? I doubt it but wanted to ask.
Thanks

adambean said:
Hey all, had to move to a Note 8 for work requirements (Knox) and I'm missing my v20.
More specifically, I'd really like to get capture+ back. Have tried a few apps in the play store but nothing can compete.
I still have my V20, is there any way to package up and port the capture+ app over? I doubt it but wanted to ask.
Thanks
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Yes sure, you can link it with your Gmail account then it will sync it (but need Capture+ on other phone). You can link Gmail account in the Capture+ setting. But if not LG phone maybe need to export to Google Keep app, Keep should do it for you.
Or maybe try install Capture+ on Samsung phone I have not try it.